Bonjour! So this is the first of those multi-chapter fanfics that I promised about Eleanor, the Dovahkiin I introduced in "Noble Maiden Fair." This story will take place fifteen years after that fic and will involve the Thieves Guild questline. (I highly recommend reading that, as this will make more sense.)
The title is inspired by the score "The World Is Ahead" by Howard Shore from "The Hobbit." (The score for that movie is incredible! I highly recommend it!)
I do not own the Elder Scrolls, Skyrim, or any of its characters. They all belong to Bethesda. I do not own "The World Is Ahead" and that belongs to Howard Shore. I do, however, own Eleanor Victre (her full name to be revealed at another time).
Allons-y!
The World Is Ahead
Prologue
They met when they were young. She was a girl just entering her tenth winter. He was almost sixteen. She was the daughter of a Breton noblewoman and a former Nord legionnaire and without any siblings. He was the son of Nord farmers with three older sisters. She was from the wild plains of Whiterun and he was from the golden forests of Riften.
Fate brought them together after she'd witnessed the murder of her parents. The road to Windhelm had been long and difficult. Though she wasn't without training, by the seventh day (she'd gotten lost) she was half-starved and as dangerous as a rabid wolf. He had ridden all the way from Riften, on a job for the Thieves Guild. Their paths had crossed and neither was ever the same again.
She spent fifteen years afterward travelling the whole of Tamriel. He spent it slowly climbing up the ranks of the Guild. Not once did they ever stop thinking of each other. Both understood that there was something intriguing about the other. Maybe it was destiny. Maybe it was coincidence. But whatever it was, neither was quite certain.
She eventually returned to Skyrim. The dark rumors there, the shadow that came and went, had caused her return. No one could say for certain what it was. No one knew what had come to the world; but she was determined to find out.
The prophecy had been fulfilled. Now the wheel had turned upon the last hope for Tamriel.
I'm sorry this is so short. :c But it's basically just here to set the scene and prepare you for what's to come. This story will officially begin with her arrival in Riften. :D From there chaos will undoubtedly ensue.
Please leave a review in the box below as every bit helps! Hope to see you all in a few days with the next chapter!
~A$h